What is the Keto Diet?
什麼是生酮飲食法？
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Dear Agony Aunt,
親愛的Agony阿姨，

I’m fat and desperate to lose weight. Recently, there’s been a lot of buzz about the “Keto diet”. I asked at the library, but the lady had no idea and couldn’t recommend a book. I just want to know what is the Keto diet? What is a carbohydrate? I’m willing to put in the work to get healthy, but I need guidance. Please help me.

我又胖又渴望減肥。 最近，人們對「生酮飲食」有很多討論。我去圖書館問，但那位女士不懂而且也無法推薦書給我。我只想知道什麼是生酮飲食法？什麼是碳水化合物？我願意努力得到健康，但我需要指 導。請幫幫我。

Fat and Desperate in Taipei
台北絕望胖子

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Dear Fat and Desperate in Taipei
親愛的台北絕望胖子

It’s great that you have decided to get healthy. A ketogenic diet (also known as “Keto”) is a great choice for effective weight loss and lowering the risk of disease. To answer your question about carbohydrates—carbohydrates are one of the basic food groups that provide the fuel for most of our daily energy. They are the sugars and starches found in fruits, rice, potatoes, and dairy products like cheese.

很高興你決定要變健康。生酮飲食（也被稱為「酮」）是一個很好的選擇，有效地減肥和降低疾病風險。回答你關於碳水化合物的問題，碳水化合物是為我們的大部分日常能量提供燃料的基本食物群之一。它們是水果、米飯、馬鈴薯和乳酪等乳製品中的糖和澱粉。

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A ketogenic diet is an eating plan that replaces carbohydrates with plenty of protein and a lot of healthy fats. It aims to force your body into using a different type of fuel. Instead of relying on sugars that come from carbohydrates for energy, the body switches to using fat. Teaching your body to burn fat for energy seems like the ideal way to lose weight.
生酮飲食是一種飲食計畫，它用大量的蛋白質和大量的健康脂肪代替碳水化合物。它的目的是迫使你的身體使用不同類型的燃料。身體不再依賴碳水化合物中的糖來獲取能量，而是轉而使用脂肪。教你的身體燃燒脂肪來獲取能量似乎是減肥的理想方法。

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If you are interested in eating this way you should base the majority of your meals around meats, eggs, fish, nuts, butter, seeds, and vegetables. Although the ketogenic diet is safe for healthy people, there may be some initial discomfort while your body adapts. To avoid this, try eating lower carbohydrates for a few weeks. This will encourage your body to burn more fat before you completely eliminate all carbohydrates. Best of luck with your weight loss!
如果你對這樣的飲食方式感興趣，你應該以肉、蛋、魚、堅果、奶油、種子和蔬菜為主食。雖然生酮飲食對健康的人是安全的，但在你的身體適應的過程中，可能會有一些最初的不適。為了避免這種情況，試著在幾周內少吃碳水化合物。這將鼓勵你的身體燃燒更多的脂肪，然後你才能完全排除所有的碳水化合物。祝你減肥好運！

Agony Aunt
Agony阿姨

Vocabulary 好字精選

1. desperate (adj) having little hope and ready to do anything絕望的
He was desperate when he lost all his money.
當他輸掉他所有的錢時，他絕望了。

2. buzz (v) excited talk or attention given to something/news sharing嘰嘰喳喳地傳播
There's been a lot of buzz about the new movie.
關於這部新電影，人們議論紛紛。

3. carbohydrate (n) a substance found in food that provides the body with energy and heat碳水化合物
Nuts are a good source of carbohydrates.
堅果是碳水化合物的良好來源。

4. ketogenic (adj) the presence or production of ketone bodies in the body due to a ketogenic diet生酮
The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet.
生酮飲食是一種高脂肪、高蛋白、低碳水化合物的飲食。

5. starches (n) foods having a high content of starch, as rice, breads, and potatoes澱粉
Starches are a necessary part of most balanced diets.
澱粉是最均衡飲食的必要部分。

6. base (v) to use something as the point from which to develop基於
The local economy is based around travel and tourism.
當地經濟以旅遊和觀光客為基礎。

7. majority (n) the largest part of a group of people or things多數人
The majority of people interviewed prefer TV to radio.
大多數受訪的人比起收音機更喜歡電視。

8. initial (adj) happening at the beginning; first最初的
My initial reaction was to decline the offer.
我一開始的反應是拒絕這個提議。

9. discomfort (n) a feeling of slight pain or of being physically uncomfortable不適
You will experience some minor discomfort during the treatment.
在治療過程中，您將遇到一些輕微的不適。

10. eliminate (v) to remove or get rid of something消除
Credit cards eliminate the need to carry a lot of cash.
信用卡排除了攜帶大量現金的需要。

Phrases and Sentence Patterns 句型解析

1. Instead of A…, S+V… (B) 而不是
Instead of  shouting and being angry, she was very calm and composed.
她沒有生氣大叫，反而非常冷靜和沉著。

2. try eating VS try to eat (V + gerund VS V + infinitive) (V + 動名詞 VS V + 不定詞)
To relax after work, they went dancing.
To relax after work, they went to dance.
為了在工作後放鬆，他們去跳舞。
為了在工作後放鬆，他們要去跳舞。

Exercise 課後練習題

1. The doctors made one last _________________attempt to save the boy’s life.
最後一次，醫生們不顧一切試著挽救那男孩的生命。

2. The team’s new players are creating a ________________ among baseball fans.
球隊的新球員在棒球迷中引起了轟動。

3. In a balanced diet, _________________are used to fuel muscle activity.
在均衡飲食中，碳水化合物被用來促進肌肉活動。

4. You can eat some fruits like berries and some vegetables on the ______________diet.
在生酮飲食中，你可以吃一些水果如莓果和一些蔬菜。

5. All the sugars and ________________that you eat are converted into blood sugar.
您吃的所有糖份與澱粉都會轉化為血糖。

6. His first novel was ____________ on his own experiences as a doctor.
他的第一部小說是根據他自己當醫生的經歷所寫。

7. The __________________ of students find it quite hard to live on the amount of money they get.
大多數學生發現，靠自己賺到的錢很難生活。

8. The project is only in the ___________phase right now, but it’s looking very promising.
這個企劃案目前僅處於初期階段，但看起來非常有前景。

9. Within a few days she had become seriously ill, suffering great pain and ______________.
她在幾天內病重了，遭受了極大的痛苦和不適。

10. Ginger was ____________from the competition less than 10 minutes into the first round.
Ginger在第一輪比賽不到10分鐘就被淘汰了。

11. Fred was ready to ___________________, but his sister did not want to__________________.
Fred要去滑雪，但他的妹妹不想去滑雪。

解答：
1. desperate
2. buzz
3. carbohydrates
4. ketogenic
5. starches
6. based
7. majority
8. initial
9. discomfort
10. eliminated
11. go to ski/go skiing

Comprehension Questions 閱讀理解

1. Which of the following best describes a ketogenic diet?
a. A low-fat, low-protein, only vegetables diet.
b. A high-fat, high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet.
c. A low-carbohydrate diet with lots of starches and cheese.
d. Avoiding all food and drinks after 6 p.m. at night.

2. According to the article which of the following statements is correct?
a. The Keto diet encourages your body to store extra fat.
b. The Keto diet can help you decide to live a healthier life.
c. The Keto diet forces the body to rely on sugar for energy.
d. The Keto diet teaches your body to use fat as fuel.

解答：
1. 以下選項何者最能描述生酮飲食?
a. 低脂肪、低蛋白、只有蔬菜飲食。
b. 高脂肪、高蛋白、低碳水化合物的飲食。
c. 含有大量澱粉和乳酪的低碳水化合物飲食。
d. 晚上6點以後不要吃任何東西。

2. 根據本文，以下陳述何者屬實?
a. 生酮飲食鼓勵你的身體儲存額外的脂肪。
b. 生酮飲食可以幫助你决定過一個更健康的生活。
c. 生酮飲食迫使身體依靠糖來獲取能量。
d. 生酮飲食教你的身體使用脂肪作為燃料。

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